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Starting this week, Verizon Wireless service is now
available in 35 New York City subway stations on the
west side of Manhattan, a stretch that covers busy stops like
Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park.

The
rollout is part of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's
goal to completely outfit the 110-year-old subway system (which
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently
called "the eighth wonder of the world") with wireless access
by 2017. The $200 million project is being implemented by Transit
Wireless, in partnership with AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile,
Sprint and Boingo Wireless.

New York isn't alone in making Wi-Fi a priority; its neighbors
are getting on board as well. In June, New Jersey Transit
announced a public-private partnership with Cablevision to build
a
dedicated wireless network for the entire system by 2016.

And it's not just the East Coast getting in on the innovation
game when it comes to public transportation. Capitol Metro, the
transit system that provides service for Austin, Texas, worked
with
mobile ticketing startup Bytemark to develop a free
CapMetro App.

The app, which was released this week, allows commuters to store
passes and tickets on their smartphones. Austin is, of course,
home to South by
Southwest (SXSW), the ever-expanding interactive, film and
music festival that descends upon the city every March. It would
seem that this feature will help a number of visitors get around
come spring, just so long as they remember to bring their
chargers.